Orificial therapeutic device



y 2, 1930. J. w. D.- CHESNEY 1,771,076

ORIFICIAL THERAPEUTIC DEVICE Filod July- 8, 1929 hvvavroe z/ACQUE S W.D. CHESNEY MM 23 m A7702 NEY Patented Julyr22, 1930 JACQUES W. ID.CHESNEY,' OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, "ASSIGNOR TO THE ULTRA VI0LE'P;

GENERATOR CORPORATION, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOISORIFICIA-L THERAPEUTIC nnvron Applieation filed July 8,

My inventionpertains to an improved "device for applying light rays andheat rays including infra-red rays to orificial tissuesof the humanbody, for example by rectal or A a Q vaginal application. In'connectionwith rectal applications, the device may be employed for'the generaltreatment of the rectal and adjacent tissues, and in other cases butpart of the rectal tissues may be treated'to correspondingly treat theadjacent prostate gland.

It is well known in connection with, the

urinary area, for example resulting from infection or inflammation,throws the sympathetic nervous system out of balance and as a resultdisturbs all of the functioning c'on-' trolled by it. My therapeuticdevice is beneficial in manysuch cases in that it conveniently andeffectively subjectsthe tissues to the action of light rays and also tothe action light rays I find have a bactericidal effect on infectionthat may be present, and the heat rays tend to stimulate the circulationin the treated area'to the end that ,the abnormality present may beeliminated by the stimulated circulation, and in thisway thesympa-theticnervous system may be brought nearly or quite to its normal condition offunctioning and all of the involuntary ifunctionsmay be benefited as aresult. r g a a My invention will best be understood by reference to vthe accompanying drawings showing a preferred embodiment thereof inwhich H 1 illustrates my'devioe partly in side elevation and partly invertical sectional and diagrammatic view. p I V Fig. 2 shows one of theshields for use with the device, to an enlarged scale in side elevation,and

Fig. 3 illustrates a view similar to 2, a modified form of shield forlocalized apph- V i general treatment of the t ssues 1n contact cationof the light and heat rays. w I I Similar numerals refer to slmllarparts throughout the several views;

of heat rays includinginfrasred rays The 1929. Serial N o. 376,5 82.

; "As shown inFig. 1, my device consists of i a lamp base 10, preferablyof insulating materlal for example hard rubber, from the upper portionof'which a small incandescent electric lamp 11 extends, the lamppreferably;

being of slender and cylindrical construction. Insulated electric wires"12 extendfromthe base 10 to a rheostat casing 13in which the Wires areshown. diagrammaticallyatlt'and 15, the wire 15 extending through thecasingto a twisted lamp cord 16 having a plug 17 connected with itsother end for convenient application to any available electric socket tobeused to furnish the lamp 11 with current.

The wire Mis connected in the casing 13 with a fixed resistance 18, theother terminal of which is connected with a'contact spring 19 engaging'amovable arm 20arranged for sliding contact on a variable resistance 21,one terminal of said resistance 21 being connected by wire 22 with theother conductor of the lamp cord 16. The arm 20 is carried by a shaft 23extending through the casing, to the outer end of which shaft a knob 24isseeured to conveniently move the arm 20 as desired, to the end thatthe lamp 11 may be lighted to the desired degree and thus giveofl lightand heat rays of the intensity required in any particular case. The lamp11 and thenpper part of the lamp base 10'are surrounded by a conicalshield 25 of thin sheet material for example hard rubber, aluminum,silver, or other material adapted for the purp0se,to protect the tendertissues being treated from direct contact with the lamp 11, and. topre-* vent the possibility of injury to the patient in the event thelamp should break." The shield 25 is preferably closed at its smallerend and is provided with a plurality of perforations 26 through its sidewall which are preferably numerous enough to permit the bulk of thelight rays and heat rays from the adjacent lamp 11 to pass through saidapertures-to directly impinge upon the tissues being treatedby the lamp.In using the dev ce, the larger and open end of the shield lsflclosed bythe lampbase. Where the treatment is a with the shield 25,theperforations 26 preferably extend entirely around the shield so that thelight rays and the heat rays from the lamp 11 may pass in all directionsthrough the shield to the tissues being treated, to effectively permitthe light rays to exert their bactericidal effect upon the tissues andpermit the heat rays both of the visible spectrum and in the form ofinfrared rays to stimulate the circulation in the tissues being treated,to the end that infection and inflammation of the tissues andsurrounding area may be removed. Where it is desired to use the devicefor disorders of the prostate gland, it is desirable that the directionof the light and heat rays through the shield shall be towards the glandand for such cases I prefer to employ a modified form of shield 25*illustrated in Fig. 3 which is similar to the shield 25 excepting thatits perforations 26 extend over but one of its sides, thus permittingthe light and heat rays to be projected from the lamp 11 in but onegeneral direction. When the shield 25 is used for treatments of theprostate gland, it is understood that the perforations 26 will be placedon the base 10 in a general direction towards the gland when the shieldis inserted in the orifice through which the treatment is being given.

The fixed resistance 18 provides a convenient means for limiting themaximum amount of light and heat effect, and permits the use if desiredof a lamp 11 of lower voltage than the voltage of the electrical systemsupplying the plug 17 with current, and the resistance 21 provides aconvenient means for regulating the intensity of the rays given off bythe lamp 11, depending upon the condition of the tissues being treatedand the sensitiveness of the patient to the effect of the light and heatrays.

While I have shown my invention in the particular embodiment abovedescribed, it will be understood that I do not limit myself to thisexact construction as I may employ equivalents known to the art at thetime of the filing of this application without departing from the scopeof the appended claims. For example, a similar arrangement of lamp andshield may be used for eye, ear, mouth, nose and throat treatments.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, a lamp base supportingsaid lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, and a rheostatconnected with said lamp for controlling the brightness of the latter inuse.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, a lamp base supportingsaid lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, and a rheostatconnected with said lamp for controlling the brightness of the latterinuse, saidshield being tubular and continuous at one end, and said baseclosing the other end of said shield.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, a lamp base supportingsaid lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, and a rheostatconnected with said lamp for controlling the brightness of the latter inuse, said shield being conical and said base closing the larger end ofsaid shield.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, a lamp base supportingsaid lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, and a rheostatconnected with said lamp for controlling the brightness of the latter inuse, said shield being tubular and conical and continuous at its smallerend, and said base closing the larger end of said shield.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, a lamp base supportingsaid lamp in said shield a-djacent its perforations, and a rheostatconnected with said lamp for controlling the brightness of the latter inuse, the perforations in said shield being limited to one side thereoffor localized treatments.

the perforations in said shield being limited" to one side thereof forlocalized treatments.

7. In adevice of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, a lamp base supportingsaid lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, and a rheostatconnected with said lamp for controlling the brightness of the latter inuse, said shield being conical. and said base closing the larger end ofsaid shield, the perforations in said shield being" limited to one sidethereof for localized treatments.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, a lamp base supportingsaid lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, and a rheostatconnected with said lamp for controlling the brightness of the latter inuse, said shield being tubular and conical and continuous at its smaller end, and said base closing the larger end of said shield, theperforations in said shield being limited to one side thereof forlocalized treatments.

9. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a perforated shield for orifi-- cial treatment, anelectric lamp, and a lamp base supporting said lamp in said shieldadjacent its perforations.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, and a lamp basesupporting said lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, saidshield being tubular and continuous at one end, and said base closingthe other end of said shield.

11. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, and a lamp basesupporting said lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, saidshield being conical, and said base closing the larger end of saidshield.

12. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshieldvfo-r orificial treatment, an electric lamp, and a lamp basesupporting said lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, saidshield being tubular and conical and continuous at its smaller end, andsaid base closing the larger end of said shield.

13. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, and a lamp basesupporting said lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, theperforations in said shield being limited to one side thereof forlocalized treatments.

14. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, and a lamp basesupporting said lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, saidshield being tubular and continuous at one end, and said base closingthe other end of said shield, the perforations in said shield'beinglimited to one side thereof for localized treatments.

15. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, and a lamp basesupporting said lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, saidshield being conical, and said base closing the larger end of saidshield, the perforations in said shield being limited to one sidethereof for 10- calized treatments.

16. In a device of the class described, the combination of a perforatedshield for orificial treatment, an electric lamp, and a lamp basesupporting said lamp in said shield adjacent its perforations, saidshield being tubular and conical and continuous at its smaller end, andsaid base closing the larger end of said shield, the perforations insaid shield being limited to one side thereof for localized treatments.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 29th day of June,A. D. 1929.

JACQUES W. D. CHESNEY.

